WHEREAS the Village of Erieau is an important commercial fishing port on Lake Erie; and, WHEREAS the commercial Smelt fishing industry is a vital part of the economy of Erieau, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, and Canada; and, WHEREAS over two million metric tonnes of smelt are processed in Erieau every spring; and, WHEREAS many good citizens of Canada and the USA remember Erieau\'s large Smelting parties in the 60\'s & 70\'s; and, WHEREAS the Village of Erieau currently has no Official Fish on record, which we all find shockingly hard to believe; and, WHEREAS the Perch is already the Official Fish of Port Stanley and Wheatley, and we don\'t want to copy them; and, WHEREAS the Smelt is a shiny, attractive, happy fish that deserves a lot more respect than it is getting; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that we the undersigned hereby petition the United Nations Bureau of Official Fish to designate the Smelt as the Official Fish of the Village of Erieau.